vaqt ki kokh mein sulagtaa saa — Aftab Shah

aap vaaqif hain mire dost hasin lafzon se
badle lahjon ki karaamaat kahaan jaante hain

haath chehre pe lagaate hi vo ghabraa si gaiin
meri chikhon ke tabassum se milin jab baanhein

ham to ik til pe hi bas khud ko fanaa kar baiThe
aur kitne hain jamaalaat kahaan jaante hain

zinda logon ko nivaalon saa chabaane vaale
meri mayyat pe bhi aaeinge khudaa khair kare

maang lete hain bharose pe ki vo de degaa
ham khataa-kaar munaajaat kahaan jaante hain

likhvaa diye hain rab ko sabhi zaalimon ke naam
aaegi sab ki baari zaraa dekhte raho

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

har gham sahnaa aur khush rahnaa
mushkil hai aasaan nahin hai

khushi daaman-kashaan hai dil asir-e-gham hai barson se
hamaari zindagi kaa ek hi aalam hai barson se

khayaal-e-vaada tiraa bas-ki shab nazar mein rahaa
tamaam raat miraa ji sadaa-e-dar mein rahaa